Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm always on the lookout for a new filter pitcher, so I was happy to try the Waterdrop Chubby 10-Cup Water Filter Pitcher. When it arrived, I pulled the plastic film off of the filter and set it to soak, fully submerged, for 10 minutes. I then washed the pitcher, lid and filter holder in warm soapy water and rinsed very thoroughly. When 10 minutes had passed, I put in the filter and ran and discarded 2 loads of water. The first thing I noticed while the water was filtering is that the water was going through super fast. For water to be filtering, it needs to slowly pass through the filters, so I didn't feel too good about this. I then filled the pitcher for a third time - it was still filtering super fast - and poured out part of a cup, then filled another with tap water. As you can see from the pic, there was very little - if any - difference between the filtered and unfiltered water. Except for PH, and a tiny bit less chlorine - or, in our case, chloramine - everything was the same including fluoride. I tasted the water and the pitcher water tasted a bit more sour to me, so I measured both samples with my PH tester, and at the time I tested the water, our tap water's PH was 874 and the filter pitcher's water was 721. That means our tap water is more alkaline. Does that mean the pitcher is removing minerals? I don't know, but calcium and magnesium are what usually counteract acids. Btw, the current filter pitcher we use, the Lifestraw Home Water Filter Pitcher, gives much smoother tasting water, although I find it's a bit more of a pain in the butt to use. As far as use goes, I wasn't crazy about the Waterdrop Chubby's wooden handle, as if it gets wet during washing, the water can soak into the wood and possibly mildew. The pitcher was pretty good otherwise except that if you try and pour out the last of the water, the filter drops out of its housing and into the lid. Other than a slight reduction in PH and chlorine, the Waterdrop Chubby didn't seem to do much to our water. If you're looking to reduce chlorine or chloramine to make your water taste better, you may like this pitcher; it's attractive and comfortable to handle. I didn't test compare our tap water against the filtered water for a wide spread of contaminants, as our tap water here is actually pretty good. Since I was hoping to remove most of the fluoride and chloramine in our water, and wasn't looking to lower the PH, this isn't the pitcher for us.